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Leviticus 11:20

All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

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כֹּ֚לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).שֶׁ֣רֶץsheretscreepשֶׁרֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “creep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8318a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animalscreep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).הָע֔וֹףhaofthe birdעוֹףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bird”, the ordinary formH5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelybird, that flieth, flying, fowl.הַהֹלֵ֖ךְhaholekhethe walkהָלַךְdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַרְבַּ֑עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.שֶׁ֥קֶץsheqetsabominableשֶׁקֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8263filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous objectabominable(-tion).ה֖וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לָכֶֽםlakhemtoלָכֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four — an abomination it [is] to you.

World English Bible

“‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.

Darby Translation

Every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four shall be an abomination unto you.

Douay-Rheims

Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πάντα τὰ ἑρπετὰ τῶν πετεινῶν, ἃ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τέσσαρα, βδελύγματά ἐστιν ὑμῖν.